Epson AcuLaser 2600N User Manual

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ESC/P 2 and FX modes
* Available only in ESC/P2 mode.
Note:
Depending on the print density, or on the quality or color of the paper, 
OCR A and OCR B fonts may not be readable. Print a sample and make 
sure the fonts can be read before printing large quantities. 
I239X mode
Font Name Family
Courier Medium, Bold
EPSON Prestige -
EPSON Roman -
EPSON Sans serif -
Arial Medium, Bold
Letter Gothic Medium, Bold
Times New Roman Medium, Bold
EPSON Script -
OCR A...

442Information about Fonts Note:
Depending on the print density, or on the quality or color of the paper, 
the OCR B font may not be readable. Print a sample and make sure the 
font can be read before printing large quantities. 
PS 3 mode
Seventeen scalable fonts. The fonts include: Courier, Courier 
Oblique, Courier Bold, Courier Bold Oblique, Helvetica, 
Helvetica Oblique, Helvetica Bold, Helvetica Bold Oblique, 
Helvetica Narrow, Helvetica Narrow Oblique, Helvetica Narrow 
Bold, Helvetica Narrow Bold...

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CourierPS Oblique *1 Helvetica Oblique *1
CourierPS Bold Oblique *1 Helvetica Bold Oblique *1
CG Times *1 Helvetica Narrow *1
CG Times Bold *1 Helvetica Narrow Bold *1
CG Times Italic *1 Helvetica Narrow 
Oblique*1
CG Times Bold Italic *1 Helvetica Narrow Bold 
Oblique*1
CG Omega *1 Palatino Roman *1
CG Omega Bold *1 Palatino Bold *1
CG Omega Italic *1 Palatino Italic *1
CG Omega Bold Italic *1 Palatino Bold Italic *1
Coronet *1 ITC Avant Garde Gothic...

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Printing font samples
You can print samples of the fonts available in each mode by using 
the control panel’s Information Menu. Follow these steps to print 
font samples.
1. Make sure that paper is loaded.
2. Make sure the LCD panel displays Ready or Sleep, then press 
the Enter button.
3. Press the dDown button to select the font sample for the 
appropriate mode.
4. Press the Enter button to print the selected font sample 
sheet. 
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Adding more fonts
You can add a wide variety of fonts to your computer. Most font 
packages include an installer for this purpose.
See your computer documentation for instructions on installing 
fonts.
Selecting fonts
Whenever possible select fonts in your application. See your 
software documentation for instructions.
If you are sending unformatted text to the printer directly from 
DOS or if you are using a simple software package that does not...

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EPSON Font Manager (Windows Only)
EPSON Font Manager provides you with 131 software fonts.
System requirements
To use EPSON Font Manager, your computer system should meet 
the following requirements:
Installing EPSON Font Manager
Follow the steps below to install EPSON Font Manager.
1. Make sure that the printer is off and that Windows is running 
on your computer.
2. Insert the printer software CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
Note:
❏If the language selection window appears, select...

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4. Click User Installation.
5. Select User Installation, and then select your printer.
6. In the dialog box that appears, click Local.
 

448Information about Fonts 7. Click Custom.
8. Select the EPSON Font Manager check box and click Install. 
Then follow the on-screen instructions.
9. When installation is complete, click OK.
EPSON Font Manager is now installed on your computer.
 

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Symbol Sets
Introduction to symbol sets
Your printer can access a variety of symbol sets. Many of these 
symbol sets differ only in the international characters specific to 
each language.
Note:
Since most software handles fonts and symbols automatically, you will 
probably never need to adjust the printer’s settings. However, if you are 
writing your own printer control programs, or if you are using older 
software that cannot control fonts, refer to...

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19 Typefaces
Courier
CG Times
Universe
Letter Gothic
Line PrinterIBM-US (10U) Roman-8 (8U)
ECM94-1 (0N) 8859-2 ISO (2N)
8859-9 ISO (5N) 8859-10ISO (6N)
IBM-DN (11U) PcMultilingual (12U)
PcE.Europe (17U) PcTk437 (9T)
WiAnsi (19U) WiE.Europe (9E)
WiTurkish (5T) Legal (1U)
UK (1E) Swedis2 (0S)
Italian (0I) Spanish (2S)
German (1G) Norweg1 (0D)
French2 (1F) Roman-9 (4U)
8859-15ISO (9N) PcEur858 (13U)
19 Typefaces
Courier
CG Times
Universe
Letter GothicPcBlt775 (26U) Pc1004 (9J)...